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Ruger American Rifle

The Ruger American Rifle is a family of budget-level hunting/sporting bolt-action centerfire rifle made by Sturm, Ruger & Co., which also produces a line of rimfire rifles with similar designs called the Ruger American Rimfire.

Design

The Ruger American Rifle has a receiver made from 4140 chrome-moly bar stock and a hammer-forged, free-floated barrel with a blued black oxide finish, mounted onto a polymer composite stock. Some models are also available in a stainless steel variant. The rifle feeds cartridges into the chamber from a detachable rotary magazine via a push feed mechanism employing dual cocking cams on the stainless steel bolt, which has three locking lugs allowing for a smaller 70° throw-angle of the bolt handle. Some models have stock variants that accept STANAG- or AICS-style box magazines.

Rather than using a traditional flat lug to transmit recoil, the rifle's barrelled action is secured into the stock via a proprietary bedding system known as "Power Bedding®". The design uses two steel action blocks each with a pair of V-shaped recoil lugs that fit onto reciprocal slots on the barrel base, which wedge the receiver firmly in place to prevent lateral shifts when screwed tight. Because the front and back action screws are fastened through the centers of the action blocks, the blocks also function as pillar beddings that negate potential compressive deformations that can happen to wooden and polymer stocks due to temperature change or moisture.

The Ruger American Rifle is the first to use the trademarked "Ruger Marksman Adjustable™" trigger, which is similar in design to the Savage "AccuTrigger" and allows the user to adjust the weight of pull between by means of turning a set screw on the trigger housing. The trigger mechanism itself is actually single-stage, but an integrated safety blade (similar to those on Glock pistols) has to be fully depressed first before the main trigger can be unlocked and pulled, thus preventing accidental discharges, and the spring tension of the safety blade functionally creates a "pre-travel" feel that mimic a two-stage trigger, allowing the shooter to exercise a much smoother and comfortable trigger pull. The rifle also comes with a separate tang-mounted safety.

Models

Generation I

Generation II

Introduced on Christmas Eve, 2023, Ruger's 2nd Generation Ruger American Rifles feature a fluted barrel with a Cerakote finish and 5/8"-24 (Standard, Predator, Scout, Prairie, and Patrol) or 1/2"-28 (Ranch) barrel threading for muzzle devices, an ergonomic stock allowing the shooter to easily adjust the stock's height and length, and a replaceable bolt handle. While still maintaining the shotgun-style tang safety, this is now a three-position.

As of December 2025, Ruger has 6 variations of the Generation II:

  • Standard: alloy steel sporter barrel, with an overall length of 41.25 in (1073.15 mm) for both long and short-action cartridges. Offered in the same calibers as the Generation I American Standard.
  • Ranch: barrel carbine version of the Standard models. It is available in the same calibers as the Generation I American Ranch.
  • Predator: alloy steel sporter barrel with a burnt bronze cerakote finish and green stock, with an overall length of for both long and short-action cartridges. Includes a factory installed muzzle break. Offered in 6.5 Creedmoor, 7mm-08 Rem, 243 Win, 204 Ruger, 308 Win, 6mm Creedmoor, 450 Bushmaster, 350 Legend, 400 Legend, 223 Rem, 6.5 Grendel, 30-06 Sprg, 270 Win, 6.5 PRC, 7mm PRC, 22 ARC, 6mm ARC, and 300 Win Mag.
  • Prairie: alloy steel sporter barrel with a Smoked Bronze Cerakote finish and black and gold splatter finish stock, with an overall length of for both long and short-action cartridges. It does not include a factory muzzle break, instead includes a thread protector. It is offered in 6.5 Creedmoor, 308 Win, 223 Rem, 7mm PRC, 22 ARC,and 300 Win Mag.
  • Scout: barrel carbine version of the Standard model. It is a Lipsey's distributor exclusive model. It is the only model to feature AR style iron sights with a windage adjustable rear sight. Barrel is finished with a Smoked Bronze Cerakote and features a factory installed flash suppressor. It is currently only available in 308 Win.
  • Patrol: barrel carbine version. featuring a black splatter finished stock and picatinny rail. The Barrel is finished with a Graphite Black Cerakote and features a factory installed thread protector. It is currently available in 308 Win, 5.56 NATO, and 6mm ARC, with 338 ARC, 300 Win Mag, and 7mm PRC coming soon.

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